Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
King v Melbourne Vicentre Swimming Club Inc [2020] FCA 1173 File number/s: VID 1091 of 2018
Judge: WHEELAHAN J
Date of judgment: 18 August 2020
Catchwords: INDUSTRIAL LAW – whether the applicant's employment by the first respondent between 29 May 2012 and 28 May 2018 was covered by the Fitness Industry Award 2010 – principles of award construction –construction of the classification levels in that Award – applicant's employment not covered by the Award.
Legislation: Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) ss 45, 160, 168, 345, 550, 570, 601 Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments Act 2009 (Cth) items 2 and 4 of Schedule 5 Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth) Part 10A, s 576C(1) Fitness Industry Award 2010 Fitness Industry (Victoria) Interim Award 2000 Fitness Industry Victorian Common Rule Declaration 2005 Health and Fitness Centres and Indoor Sports Award – South East Queensland – 2003 (Qld) Health and Fitness Centres, Swim Schools and Indoor Sports Award – State 2005 (Qld) Health, Fitness and Indoor Sports Centres (State) Award Miscellaneous Award 2010 (NSW) Sporting Organisations Award 2010
Cases cited: Amcor Ltd v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union [2005] HCA 10; 222 CLR 241 Australian Building and Construction Commissioner v Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (The Nine Brisbane Sites Appeal) [2019] FCAFC 59; 269 FCR 262 Australian Communication Exchange Ltd v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation [2003] HCA 55; 77 ALJR 1806 Award Modernisation [2009] AIRCFB 865 Certain Lloyd's Underwriters v Cross [2012] HCA 56; 248 CLR 378 CIC Insurance Ltd v Bankstown Football Club Ltd [1997] HCA 2; 187 CLR 384 City of Wannaroo v Holmes [1989] FCA 533; 30 IR 362 Cunard SS Co v Mellon (1922) 284 F 890 Ecosse Property Holdings Pty Ltd v Gee Dee Nominees Pty Ltd [2017] HCA 12; 261 CLR 544 Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Consolidated Media Holdings Ltd [2012] HCA 55; 250 CLR 503 Geo A Bond & Co Ltd (in liq) v McKenzie [1929] AR (NSW) 498 Ex parte McLean (1930) 43 CLR 472 Kucks v CSR Ltd [1996] IRCA 141; 66 IR 182 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority [1998] HCA 28; 194 CLR 355 Re Brack; ex parte Operative Painters and Decorators Union of Australia (1984) 51 ALR 731 Short v F W Hercus Pty Ltd [1993] FCA 72; 40 FCR 511 Stevens v Kabushiki Kaisha Sony Computer Entertainment [2005] HCA 58; 224 CLR 193 Stock v Frank Jones (Tipton) Ltd [1978] 1 WLR 231 SZTAL v Minister for Immigration & Border Protection [2017] HCA 34; 262 CLR 362 Transport Workers Union v Linfox Australia Pty Ltd [2014] FCA 829; 318 ALR 54 Weiss v The Queen [2005] HCA 81; 224 CLR 300 Workpac Pty Ltd v Skene [2018] FCAFC 131; 264 FCR 536 Zheng v Cai [2009] HCA 52; 239 CLR 446 Macquarie Dictionary, Seventh Edition The Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition
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